United Airlines plane slides off runway at Green Bay airport

This file photo shows United Airlines planes lined up at Denver International Airport on May 7, 2017.(Photo: Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren, special to USA TODAY)

A United Airlines flight slid off the runway at Austin Straubel International Airport in Green Bay early Friday morning after landing in icy conditions.

The incident occurred around 3 a.m. CT, according to the Green Bay Airport.

"There were no injuries and everyone safely exited the aircraft using a portable set of stairs," the Green Bay airport said in a message post to Facebook. "They were then transported to the terminal building by bus and alternate transportation is being arranged for the passengers."

At approximately 3:00 a.m. today, a United Airlines Boeing 737-900 was landing at GRB and ran off the end of the runway by about 250 feet. There were no injuries and everyone safely exited the aircraft using a portable set of stairs. More details here: https://t.co/unWeY1xlt9pic.twitter.com/d2wrDC10LM

The plane, carrying 180 passengers and seven crew members, was bound for Minneapolis/St. Paul from Houston but was diverted because of bad weather, Tom Miller, director of Austin Straubel International Airport, said in a statement.

The Boeing 737-900 landed in Madison and was on the ground about 45 minutes. It took off from Madison about 1:15 a.m. Friday. KARE-TV in Minneapolis reported the plane circled Minneapolis several times and then headed to Green Bay instead.

A passenger, Mike Henderson, told the TV station in a telephone interview that the runway was icy. "You couldn't feel the brakes biting at all. And then all of a sudden bumpety bump and we're now sitting off in the weeds at the end of the runway."

Miller said the plane ran off the runway by about 250 feet.

Henderson told the TV station the plane originally was supposed to land in Minneapolis about 10:30 p.m. Thursday.